Go To Cleveland

[plumtreeblossom]

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[anomie666.livejournal.com]

Thats my home town. Total mixed feelings about it. Funny yes, but man I love my home city and am very protective of it.

CLEVELAND ROCKS!

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

I'm a native Clevelander, too. We lived there until I was 13, but I only remember what I child would know about it, like where the best playgrounds were. :-)

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

Where in Cleveland did you grow up?! Awesome. I think you are the first Clevelander I've met on LJ (besides on Indians community).

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

We lived in Cleveland Heights. My grandpa took us to Indians games. My mom's family has been in Cleveland for like 5 generations. The last time I was there (Cleveland proper) was about 10 years ago. I think its cool. It has a great arts scene.

The person I swiped this from, evilshell, is from Cleveland and is currently living in Switzerland.

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

So you were out on the East Side. I grew up in the city proper (west side, West 105th and Lorain).

All of my family is still there and I go back once or twice a year (more lately as my parents health has declined).

I went to undergrad and got an MA degree from CSU.

[warlord-mit.livejournal.com]

I grew up in Beachwood (east side) for 18 years before moving here. I think Cleveland is a great place to be /from/

Actually, I'm flying back next weekend.

[tcb.livejournal.com]

I totally forgot you lived in Cleveland Heights! I haven't been back in 15 years. As near as I can tell from Google Street View, Coventry has *totally* changed.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Coventry looks awesome these days! Its like the Davis Square of Cleveland. I hope I have a reason to go there so I can check it out.

[ron_newman]

My family lived in Akron from 1965 to 1968, and I frequently made trips with them to Cleveland. I remember going to at least one Indians game in the huge old Cleveland Stadium.

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

I worked at that Stadium throughout high school. Cleveland Municipal Stadium held close to 90,000 people. I was very sad to see them tear it down, but it was really run down and old.

[ron_newman]

Do you remember the Health Museum with the Transparent Talking Woman? My dad dropped me there for a few hours while he went to do some errand elsewhere in the city.

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

I don't know of any "Transparent Talking Woman" but I'm very familiar with the Health Museum. Its still there and it has a giant tooth statue out front!

Cleveland is known for some odd public art. My favorite is the "free stamp" outside of city hall.

[ron_newman]

With luck we'll get another Boston-Cleveland playoff series next month.

Thank You

[(Anonymous)]

I wanted to thank you for your comments regarding the need to not have the Zombie March running at the same time as Easter Services. I pastor a church in the square and was not overly excited to have my kids, ages 1-8 leaving our gathering to the sights of the undead on our church steps. I just thought it was particularly tactless and disrespectful.

Thanks again for your concern, I just wish others would have listened.

Jeff
www.urban-promise.org

Re: Thank You

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear they actually trespassed on your church's property! To me, that almost seems a hate crime. Your poor kids. I did my best to talk them into changing the time and date, but they were intent on spreading insult and hate. A shame -- I've enjoyed non-malicious zombie events, and I'm sorry to see it used for such ill will.